Bobby Mitchell
Robert Van Mitchell
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: April 7, 1955 in Salt Lake City, UT
High School: Chatsworth (Chatsworth, CA)
School: University of Southern California
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 1980
Final Game: September 21, 1983
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1980 25 LAD NL 9 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 139 1 0 0 0 0 0 /89
1981 26 LAD NL 10 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .125 .222 .125 .347 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 /897
1982 27 MIN AL 124 513 454 48 113 11 6 2 28 8 9 54 53 .249 .331 .313 .643 76 142 6 2 2 1 4 *8/97
1983 28 MIN AL 59 181 152 26 35 4 2 1 15 1 1 28 21 .230 .354 .303 .656 81 46 3 1 0 0 2 8/7
4 Seasons 202 707 617 75 150 15 8 3 43 9 10 84 78 .243 .336 .308 .644 77 190 9 3 2 1 6
162 Game Avg. 162 567 495 60 120 12 6 2 34 7 8 67 63 .243 .336 .308 .644 77 152 7 2 2 1 5
MIN (2 yrs) 183 694 606 74 148 15 8 3 43 9 10 82 74 .244 .337 .310 .647 78 188 9 3 2 1 6
LAD (2 yrs) 19 13 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .182 .308 .182 .490 43 2 0 0 0 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 183 694 606 74 148 15 8 3 43 9 10 82 74 .244 .337 .310 .647 78 188 9 3 2 1 6
NL (2 yrs) 19 13 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .182 .308 .182 .490 43 2 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1980 25 LAD NL 4 2 1 13.5 94 .333 .333 .266 .500 .328 .333 .385 .833 .713 139 .893 0.3 0.0 1.000 .333 .000
1981 26 LAD NL 9 7 0 0.0 89 .250 .125 .259 .222 .324 .125 .371 .347 .695 2 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .286 .125 .000
1982 27 MIN AL 513 359 48 3.6 101 .278 .249 .268 .331 .332 .313 .408 .643 .739 76 .389 -14.6 -1.5 .553 .181 .064 3.2
1983 28 MIN AL 181 121 18 4.0 101 .262 .230 .270 .354 .333 .303 .408 .656 .740 81 .440 -3.4 -0.3 .620 .257 .072 1.0
4 Seasons 707 489 67 3.7 101 .274 .243 .268 .336 .332 .308 .407 .644 .739 77 .402 -18.8 -1.9 .568 .199 .065 4.5
162 Game Avg. 567 392 54 3.7 101 .274 .243 .268 .336 .332 .308 .407 .644 .739 77 .402 -18.8 -1.9 .568 .199 .065 4
MIN (2 yrs) 694 480 66 3.7 101 .274 .244 .268 .337 .332 .310 .408 .647 .740 78 .403 -18.0 -1.8 .570 .200 .066 4.5
LAD (2 yrs) 13 9 1 3.0 91 .286 .182 .261 .308 .325 .182 .375 .490 .700 43 .356 -0.8 -0.1 .444 .182 .000
AL (2 yrs) 694 480 66 3.7 101 .274 .244 .268 .337 .332 .310 .408 .647 .740 78 .403 -18.0 -1.8 .570 .200 .066 4.5
NL (2 yrs) 13 9 1 3.0 91 .286 .182 .261 .308 .325 .182 .375 .490 .700 43 .356 -0.8 -0.1 .444 .182 .000

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1980 25 LAD NL 4 0.0% 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0% 0.00 0.00 75%
1981 26 LAD NL 9 0.0% 44.4% 11.1% 0.0% 0% 4.00 2.0 2.00 44%
1982 27 MIN AL 513 0.4% 10.3% 10.5% 3.7% 17% 0.98 8.6 227.0 16.2 1.35 78%
1983 28 MIN AL 181 0.6% 11.6% 15.5% 3.9% 20% 0.75 7.2 152.0 10.1 2.34 72%
4 Seasons 707 0.4% 11.0% 11.9% 3.7% 17% 0.93 7.9 205.7 14.3 1.52 76%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1980 25 LAD NL 0 0 50% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1981 26 LAD NL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1982 27 MIN AL 3 0 28% 209 8 9 47% 8 9 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 8 46% 38 20 17 6 3 3 13 7 6
1983 28 MIN AL 2 0 40% 98 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 9 38% 17 12 5 4 3 1 8 2 5
4 Seasons 5 0 31% 316 9 10 47% 9 10 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 17 41% 57 34 22 11 7 4 22 10 11
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1980 25 LAD NL 4 100% 1 1 1 0 0 1.60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1981 26 LAD NL 9 89% 1 2 0 0 0 0.96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1982 27 MIN AL 513 77% 113 3 1 0 0 1.46 2 0 13 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 100% 75 6 8% 31 8 26% 271 26 10% 17 7 41% 21 9 43% 0
1983 28 MIN AL 181 94% 35 13 3 0 1 1.53 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 31 3 10% 15 5 33% 98 15 15% 10 6 60% 13 4 31% 0
4 Seasons 707 82% 150 19 5 0 1 1.47 3 0 16 3 0 2 1 0 2 2 100% 107 9 8% 46 13 28% 374 41 11% 27 13 48% 34 13 38% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1980 25 9 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 139 1 0 0 0 0 0
1981 26 19 13 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .182 .308 .182 .490 43 2 0 0 0 0 0
1982 27 143 526 465 49 115 11 6 2 28 8 9 56 57 .247 .330 .310 .640 76 144 6 2 2 1 4
1983 28 202 707 617 75 150 15 8 3 43 9 10 84 78 .243 .336 .308 .644 77 190 9 3 2 1 6

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1980 25 9 6 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 1 9
1981 26 15 14 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 10
1982 27 124 515 457 49 116 11 6 2 28 8 55 53 .254 .336 .317 .653 49 124
1983 28 59 185 154 26 37 4 2 1 15 1 30 21 .240 .368 .312 .679 18 59
4 Seasons 207 720 627 77 155 15 8 3 43 9 89 80 .247 .343 .311 .654 68 202
162 Game Avg. 162 563 491 60 121 12 6 2 34 7 70 63 .247 .343 .311 .654 53 202

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3145), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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